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more money for energy transition and housing

more money for energy transition and housing

More money for the construction of heating networks. A term deposit in the National Insulation Program. Additional budget for municipalities and provinces to recruit staff to oversee the energy transition. The approach to the energy crisis is at the forefront of the plans for the space sector presented at Budget Day. extra hands Municipalities and provinces can count on a …

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Number of ants on Earth estimated at 20 quadrillion in new research

Number of ants on Earth estimated at 20 quadrillion in new research

APE ONS News•yesterday, 9:08 p.m. There are many more ants in the world than previously thought. In a new study, a group of international scientists estimate the number of ants at around twenty quadrillion. Converted, that means there are about 2.5 million ants for every person in the world. The figure is significantly higher than previous estimates from the 1990s, …

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Housing estates get extra space in Oostvlietpolder

Housing estates get extra space in Oostvlietpolder

Alderman Ashley North and President Henk Boting about LVO. (Photos: Chris de Waard, video: Robbert Beurse). The umbrella organization of the Leiden Allotment Garden Associations has a new name and will continue as Leiden Allotment Garden Organization (OVL). “The old name didn’t really cover it anymore,” says chairman Henk Boting. This old name, the Association of Amateur Gardeners Leiden, is …

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New species of prehistoric reptiles discovered | BNR news radio

Each chimpanzee has their own style of drumming

About the episode A Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History volunteer spent hundreds of hours scraping off pieces of rock to finally discover a whole new species of reptile. Already in 2010, a researcher from the museum noticed this piece of stone. He saw two pieces of bone, a fossil, but had no idea what animal it was. It turned …

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250 bicycles in Wageningen labeled as damaged bicycles or misplaced bicycles: “More space for center visitors” | Wageningen

250 bicycles in Wageningen labeled as damaged bicycles or misplaced bicycles: “More space for center visitors” |  Wageningen

In recent weeks, law enforcement officials have tagged a total of around 250 bike wrecks or stray bikes in central Wageningen with yellow stickers. Especially in the vicinity of the Stadsbrink bus station, many bicycles were marked. At the beginning of September, most of the stickers were stuck. Not only bicycles, but also mopeds and scooters are included in the …

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How our microbiome has partly evolved with us

Each chimpanzee has their own style of drumming

About the episode Our microbiome, or gut flora, is made up of hundreds of different bacteria. And the composition is much less random than previously thought. We know that the microbiome can differ between individuals, but also between populations. That’s why the researchers were curious if our gut flora could also say something about how we ourselves evolved. Did it …

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Weekly Preview: Fortune Tellers From Science

Weekly Preview: Fortune Tellers From Science

Why we’re doing this weekly overview: In our weekly Sunday preview, we as editors look back over the last seven days. We do this on the cross of our designer Albert Jan Rasker. He chooses a subject, makes a drawing and we go from there. What was the editorial talking about? What other topics caught our attention? Concretely, how do …

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Ommen Town Hall provides space for emergency crisis care

Ommen Town Hall provides space for emergency crisis care

The town of Ommen will provide asylum seekers with reception capacity at Ommen Town Hall from 1 October 2022. The crisis emergency shelter offers space for around 40 people for a period of 3 months. There is a national need for additional emergency care locations in a crisis situation. In recent months, unacceptable situations have repeatedly occurred at the Ter …

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In the old DD | NPO Radio 1

In the old DD |  NPO Radio 1

Approximately 111 kilometers of files, 1.7 million photos and tens of thousands of video and sound recordings. In 1989, it was the legacy of the Stasi, the secret services of the former East Germany. All information about our own citizens, collected during interrogations, in public spaces and even with hidden microphones in citizens’ homes. Privacy is a fundamental right for …

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Annual Vechtdal Day on September 30 in Zwolle

Annual Vechtdal Day on September 30 in Zwolle

Numerous excursions and the festive signing of the cooperation agreement are on the program for Vechtdal Day 2022. Zwolle will be the backdrop for this new edition on Friday 30 September. The network organization Ruimte voor de Vecht organizes the Vechtdal day to explain the projects and show more about the battle valley. Visitors can visit many excursion projects and …

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